{{tnr}}'''Jon Daniel Runyan''' (b. November 27, 1973, in Flint, Michigan) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Jersey]]. Runyan was elected by voters from [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]]. Runyan ran for re-election in 2012, and won.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/ ''Politico'' "2012 House Race Results"]</ref>

{{tnr}}'''Jon Daniel Runyan''' (b. November 27, 1973, in Flint, Michigan) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Jersey]]. Runyan was elected by voters from [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]]. Runyan ran for re-election in 2012, and won.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/ ''Politico'' "2012 House Race Results"]</ref>

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He is set to run for re-election in 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Runyan played in the NFL from 1996-2010.<ref name=nfl>[http://runyan.house.gov/about-me/biography ''John Runyan, Proudly Representing the 3rd District of New Jersey'' "Biography"]</ref>

Runyan played in the NFL from 1996-2010.<ref name=nfl>[http://runyan.house.gov/about-me/biography ''John Runyan, Proudly Representing the 3rd District of New Jersey'' "Biography"]</ref>

Runyan is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. If he runs, he will seek the Republican nomination in the primary election. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Runyan is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, he may break with the Republican Party line more than his fellow members.

Biography

Runyan was born in Flint, Michigan. From 1992-1995, he studied kinesiology at the University of Michigan on a football scholarship, and later took classes in entrepreneurial management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.[3]

Runyan was drafted while in college by the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) in 1996 and helped the Titans reach the Super Bowl in 2000. Runyan then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played as an offensive tackle, helping to lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance in 2004. Jon retired from football at the end of the 2010 season.[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Runyan's academic, professional and political career:[2]

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Economic Growth & Fiscal Responsibility: "Taxes are too high and the career politicians have spent and borrowed too much. Jon believes that the only way to create jobs and revitalize our economy is to cut taxes, rein in spending and reduce the size and cost of government."

Standing Up for Veterans & Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst: "As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Jon has protected local jobs and small businesses by fighting to expand the mission at Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst, which is the 2nd largest employer in New Jersey and critical to South Jersey’s local economy. He’s been an outspoken opponent of excessive cuts to defense and military preparedness."

Repealing & Replacing Obamacare: "Jon kept a campaign promise made in 2010 to vote in favor of repealing Obamacare because it hasn’t delivered on the promises that were made when it was passed. Millions of Americans will lose their current coverage even if they like it; the law diverts money from Medicare; it doesn’t lower health insurance costs for consumers; and it increases taxes on middle-class families and small businesses."

Protecting Women & Children: "As a happily married father of three – including two young girls – protecting women and children is more than a convenient campaign slogan to Jon. While some politicians like to talk about doing what is best for women and children, Jon has taken action. That is why he authored a bipartisan measure aimed at better protecting victims of domestic violence and their children."

Preserving Medicare & Social Security: "The career politicians in Washington have allowed key social safety net programs like Medicare and Social Security to drift closer and closer to insolvency, while burying their heads in the sand and pretending a problem doesn’t exist. Jon has decided to tackle the issue head-on."

Reducing Our Dependence on Foreign Oil & Lowering Energy Costs: "Jon believes we must expand domestic energy production through an “all of the above” approach that will lower energy costs for consumers. He supports the use of renewable energies like wind, solar and nuclear, while also increasing domestic oil and gas production through more offshore drilling."

Putting a Priority on Conservation & The Environment: "Burlington and Ocean Counties are home to some of our nation’s most beloved natural treasures including the Delaware River, the Pinelands National Reserve, Barnegat Bay and Ocean County’s beautiful beaches. As a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Jon is working hard to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy these natural wonders."

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Runyan voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]

Legislative actions

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[8] For more information pertaining to Runyan's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[9]

National security

National Defense Authorization Act

Runyan supported HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[10]

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations

Runyan supported HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[10]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Runyan opposed House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[10]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Runyan supported HR 624 - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[11] The bill was largely supported by Republicans but divided the Democratic Party.[10]

Economy

Farm Bill

Runyan supported the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill passed in a 216-208 vote.[12] The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.[13]

Immigration

Morton Memos Enforcement Prohibition

Runyan supported House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[14] The vote largely followed party lines.[15]

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Runyan supported all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[16]

Social issues

House vote on abortion ban

On June 18, 2013, the House voted 228-196, mostly along party lines, to approve a ban on late-term abortions, or abortions occurring after 20 weeks of pregnancy[17][18] A number of members crossed over party lines in their votes. The vote was largely symbolic as the Senate is not expected to take up the bill and the White House has threatened to veto the legislation.[19] Runyan was one of six Republican members who voted against the ban.

Race background

New Jersey's 3rd is considered to be Leaning Republican according to the New York Times race ratings. The district has become slightly more Democratic since 2010, and Adler is thought to have a fund-raising advantage.[22] When drafting the new district map, the Republicans were able to cut the town of Cherry Hill out of the 3rd district and replace it with Brick Township, where the ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans is much smaller. Analysis of the registered voters in the newly formed district suggests an advantage for Runyan; while the number of registered democrats still exceeds the number of republicans, the independent voters in the district consistently lean to the right.[23]

Push for bipartisanship

In the run up to the election, many republicans were trying to show that they are bipartisan and willing to work with Democrats. Runyan has started to run ads for his November campaign that emphasis his willingness to work with both parties in Washington. In a recent poll conducted by the New York Times and CBS news, results found that nearly 44% of Americans blamed Republicans for the deadlock in Congress. Republicans are trying to hold on to their districts with showing themselves to be more bipartisan.[24]

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Jon Runyan, click [show] to expand the section.

Polls

Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Andrews is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Andrews raised a total of $3,603,467 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 18, 2013.[26]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Runyan missed 16 of 1,698 roll call votes from January 2011 to April 2013. This amounts to .9%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[34]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Runyan paid his congressional staff a total of $878,478 in 2011. Overall, New Jersey ranks 42nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[35]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Runyan's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $3,315,026 to $11,870,999. That averages to $7,593,012, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232.[36]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Runyan's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $3,481,018 to $10,624,998. Averaging to a net worth of $7,054,008 which is lower than the average net worth of Republicans in 2010 of $7,561,133.[37]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Runyan tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 219th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[38]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Runyan was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 181st in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[39]

Voting with party

2013

Jon Runyan voted with the Republican Party 88.2% of the time, which ranked 225th among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.[40]

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Personal

Runyan currently resides in Mount Laurel Township with his wife Loretta and three children, Jon, Jr., Alyssa and Isabella.[41]